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Fundsmith founder and manager Terry Smith has warned of the "pernicious danger" underlying ETFs, months after labelling the product an “investment fad” that investors misunderstand.
The FSA has expressed its concerns about advisers' understanding of ETFs, as take-up of the products rises in the lead-up to RDR.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched 12 ETFs providing exposure to monthly leveraged and euro currency hedged indices.
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The FSA has warned leveraged ETFs could be classed as 'generally unsuitable' for the mainstream retail market, along with complicated structured products and trade life policy investments.
Asset managers and IFAs have countered active fund manager Terry Smith's warning ETFs are a “new investment fad” that investors misunderstand.
ETF Securities has launched 16 ETCs providing triple long and short exposure to currencies.
Returns on leveraged ETFs do not fluctuate as much compared to short ETFs without leverage, when held for shorter time periods according to Deutsche Bank.
Amundi ETF has expanded its presence in the Swiss market with the launch of 23 funds, boosting its total offering on the SIX Swiss Exchange to 43 products.
Lyxor Asset Management has listed three ETFs on Xetra in Germany, including its Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures Index fund.
Deutsche Bank has released seven daily two times leveraged ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), tracking short and long indices.
ProShares has released four ETFs in the US providing two times leveraged exposure to indices covering Europe, Pacific ex-Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
ProShares has partnered with KBW bank to create ETFs providing leveraged or inverse exposure to the regional banking sector.
Direxion has entered the European market by listing six leveraged ETFs on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.
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